Peter Newland Olafsen

• Person ID	I27342	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Paul Norman Olafsen,   b. 14 Nov 1908, Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 Oct 2000, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Alexandria Ingebord 'Sandra' Newland,   b. 6 Aug 1920, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Nov 1993, Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1942	Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  	Christ Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F11798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Parke Bakke
  Children	1. Philip Newland Olafsen   2. Nathan Parke Olafsen
  Family ID	F11799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

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  [S987] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Christ Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: S163; SSIRC Film Number: S-163. [S3036] Obituary of Paul Olafsen - Hartford Courant - 2000, (Name: Hartford Courant; Location: Hartford, Connecticut; Date: 6 Oct 2000;), PAUL NORMAN OLAFSEN Obituary. Paul N Olafsen, 91, of Torry Road, Tolland, died Thursday (October 5, 2000) at Windham Community Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Alexandra (Newland). Paul was born in Everett, MA on Nov 14, 1908, son of the late Paul K and Magda (Helland) Olafsen. Paul was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving with the 30th Infantry Division in Europe. He moved to Tolland from Houston TX in 1968. He was a charter member of Peace Lutheran Church, Tolland. Mr Olafsen was a member of the Tolland Historical Society and served on the Tolland Library Board. He was a member of the American Legion, Sons of Norway, New England Wild Flower Society, American Rhododendron Society, American Rock Garden Society, The Scottish Rock Garden Club, and the Alpine Garden Society of England. He retired from Hartford Steam Boiler. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Rebecca Olafsen of Monona IA, Astrid Olafsen and Alexander Olafsen-Fillers of Tempe AZ; and a nephew and two nieces, Carlton Gebhardt of Milton MA, Elaine Gebhardt of Jamaica Plains MA, and Johanne Gebhardt of Page AZ. Funeral services will be Monday at Peace Lutheran Church in Tolland with the Rev Joseph Ekeberg officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in East Cemetery, Tolland. Family and friends may call on Sunday at White-Gibson-Small Funeral Home, Rockville. Memorial donations may be made to Peace Lutheran Church or New England Wildflower Society https://www.newspapers.com/image/177028172/?article=2f07d8ae-4b3b-46e1-b5ac-61039a0c5a93&focus=0.65914255,0.41943365,0.8117615,0.6986363&xid=3355 Obituary-OLAFSEN Paul (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)